About this episode

In this 150th episode, Dr. Friendtastic addresses friendship puzzlers and offers advice for kids on handling conflicts.

Ep. 150 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friendship Puzzlers about conflict | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops for kids at workshops.eileenkennedymoore.com . Would YOUR KID like to be featured on the podcast? SUBMIT A QUESTION TO DR. FRIENDTASTIC at https://DrFriendtastic.com/submit (Obviously, this is not psychotherapy, and it’s not for emergency situations.) For an easy-to-read TRANSCRIPT, go to: https://DrFriendtastic.com/podcast/ Like the podcast? Check out my books at https:// EileenKennedyMoore.com . Subscribe to my NEWSLETTER, https:// DrFriendtastic.substack.com , to get podcast episodes sent to your email plus articles for parents. *** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: - What do you think would happen if you put 150 penguins on two school buses? - Why is it a good idea to try to be friendly with your friend’s other friends? - What does it mean to “assume good intent”? How can this help a friendship? - Why is it important to help your friends understand what you think, feel, or need? - Which is easier for you to move past, when you make a mistake with a friend…

People in this episode

Host: Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Topics covered

• friendship
• conflict resolution
• children's advice
• parenting
• making friends

Keywords

• friendship advice
• children's friendships
• conflict
• parenting tips
• making friends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dr. Friendtastic, workshops.eileenkennedymoore.com, EileenKennedyMoore.com, DrFriendtastic.com, DrFriendtastic.substack.com

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